The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-04
THE PEOPLES MAN,
The President L. Now Doing St. Loui,
Visits and Talks.

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of May or Francis, but today and to.
morrow he belongs to the people
Fairer weather could not be asked.
The skies are clear and gentle north
winds are sufficiently cool to make
light overcoats comfortable. The
streets were cleaned by last nights
shower and are FREQ from dust, and
everywhere along the line of the presi
dents ride to the fair grounds the
| sidewalks are crowded TO their ut.
IN ost capacity. The presidents car
rage, drawn by TOUR richly capari-
soned. high stepping black horses,
and followed by five other carriages
provided for HE travelling compan-
| ions and local committee in charge,
reached the Francis mansion Q few
minutes beforel0 O'Clock. AT 1915
q. m. the president and Mrs. Cleve-
land appeared and were applsuded by
Q crowd oflsdies and children that
had gathered in the park in front OF
the residence. There was q notable
absence of men and the dresses OF the
PEG pie indicated appropriateness OF
the better classes. Major Y. =. Rain
water entered the carriage with the
president and wife, and III few min
utek they were moving briskly to the
tair grounds, escorted by squad OF
mounted police and the citizens com
J mittee in carriages, hundreds OF vehi-
cles following.
I'll At 1O:45 the presidential party ar.
> rived at the gate Of the fair grounds
1t was Children's Day aud the young
. sters were out in great force; their
mothers, nurses and friends packed
I the smphithes err and surrounding
A promenades to the number OF $4,000.
y A brass band On the psgoda in the
a center attempted to make itself heard
a but the shrill voiced congregation
v made everything but the bass drum
d ipaudible. The visitors did not
Il aliyht. After driving around the am
"a phitheater track a halt was made and
Mr.. Cleveland presented the
!. lady superintendent OF the Kinder
N gsrten school with handsome csske,
=; of flowers The children led with the
10 band song, "Hail Columbia" aud the
fo cortege, after a drive through the
20 fair grounds, made its wsy back to
~ the city, where they went directly to
~ the Merchants Exchange. Mrs. Clev'
7, land did not accompany the presi
nf dent to the Exchange, but was left OF
r. the way at the residence OF the mayo
whence she went to that of Mrs. Mar
Scaulan, one Of the societies leaders
IN where the ladies of ST. Louis had tn
Pc opportunity to pay their respects. A
ne irving at the Merchants Exchange tn
iI- president was taken to the director
". room where large number OF II
ist representative citizens from the I'M
NV rior OF the state were introduced
BIZ, him by counties. When the Gel
Gu mony was over, the president was
10 corted to the main hall OF the i
5I,' change.
al The immense room, which is .
IN feet long aud $50 feet wide, was ia
- med
10 TO IT'S UTMOST CAPACITY
.d- with people and the president HI
difficulty in getting from the rece
,do ton room TO the platform. On q
urt first appearance OF the president lo'
Sho cheers went up from the entire multi
,st tudu, and as ne assembled the plati0r
i'm the enthusiasm was intense.
Z Frank Caffeine, president OF t
nv Merchants Exchange, Introduce
a Iayor Francis, aud declared this I
,on most auspiclous occasion for
or Louis within her history. May
up Francis then welcomed the preside
On TO the city, ana at'1r another eXr
,oin sion of cheers the president respo
" as follows:
70 IF SIN expected to mo u an
,,cr tended speech on this occasion,
afraid / shah di-NpUD iut YOU, and ii